12Synonyms found for morphine

Word Origin & History

morphine 1828, from Fr. morphine or Ger. Morphin (1816), name coined in allusion to L. Morpheus, Ovid's name for the god of dreams, from Gk. morphe "form, shape, beauty, outward appearance," perhaps from PIE *merph-, a possible Gk. root meaning "form," of unknown origin. So called because of the drug's sleep-inducing properties.

Example Sentences for morphine

Field surgery is performed with rudimentary equipment and morphine is scarce.

He must have calculated how much morphine he could inject without losing control of a scalpel.

Researchers find that humans produce their own morphine.

The bloodstream floods with endorphins-the closest thing to morphine that the body produces.

The pain lessens and sleep comes when doctors start the morphine.

Morphine acts on a part of the brain known as the opioid system, which is linked to pain, pleasure and addictive behaviors.

So one day patients might get the keys to their morphine.

After a few minutes a pharmacist appeared, carrying packages of morphine.

Essentially, they propose a village level system turning opium poppies into medicinal morphine for the developing world.

The work further showed that the fewer receptors, the less responsive the animals were to morphine.